Why It's Called The Addendum

The newsletter comes first. Always has. The Manifesto is the main line of communication, the lunar rhythm, the slow and steady heartbeat of Lightspress. Everything else, including this blog, exists to support that.

But some things can’t wait for the next moon phase. Some thoughts are too long for a newsletter mention, too standalone for a product page, too aligned with the work to go unspoken. That’s where The Addendum comes in. It’s the margin note. The extra page. The continuation of a conversation already underway.

The name fits. It doesn’t announce. It doesn’t perform. It quietly says, “Here’s something else you might want to see.”

The illustration, by Georgi Marchev, isn’t subtle. That’s intentional. It pulls from the vibe of punk zines, the aesthetic Subgenius ephemera, old pamphlets photocopied too many times. It’s a nod to the parts of publishing that were always a little off, always a little personal, and always a little self-aware. The hypnosis theme? That’s a joke about how this whole thing works. Because no matter how conversational I try to make it, this blog is still a tool. It helps plug the books. It keeps the brand discoverable. That’s the spell it’s casting.

But if we’re going to operate within capitalism, the least we can do is stay conscious while we do it. Maybe even have fun. Maybe even make it feel like something more than promotion. That’s the line The Addendum walks, aware of the game, still playing with intention, never pretending not to notice.

The newsletter is the core. The catalog is the work. This blog is the margin. It’s where ideas land when they don’t quite fit anywhere else, but still matter enough to say out loud.

I hope you’re doing well today.

Berin